Softball Sweeps In Day Two At Norfolk Invitational

Feb 28, 2010

NORFOLK,
Va. - The Quinnipiac University softball team scored 22 runs in two
games played as they defeated Iona, 10-2, and Rider, 12-5, in day
two of the Norfolk Invitational today in Virginia. Senior catcher
Katie Allendorfer (Glenside, Pa.) drove in four runs on the day as
the Bobcats improve to 2-3 overall ton the season.

"The
highlight of our day was obviously our scoring output with 22 runs
on the day," said head coach Germaine Fairchild. "We're still
improving on defense but the great thing about our play today was
that when we made errors in the field we made up for them on
offense."

Allendorfer
got the scoring started right away in the first game against Iona.
The senior smacked an RBI single to drive fellow senior Angela
Casella (Oceanside, N.Y.) home in the bottom of the first inning.
Freshman Jacquie Ristow (Seal Beach, Calif.) also scored in the
first when she capitalized on a passed ball and beat the catcher to
home plate, earning Quinnipiac a 2-0 lead to start the game.

Six more
runs crossed the plate in the second inning for the Bobcats, taking
an eight-run lead heading into the third. Kelly Wall (Westport,
Conn.), Joelle Jacobsen (Flemington, N.J.) and Allendorfer each
tallied a single and an RBI for Quinnipiac in the explosive inning,
while three other runs scored unearned.

Iona scored
their two runs in the top of the fourth. With one out on the board,
freshman Amy Metclafe singled into left field, followed by a
two-run shot by junior Erin Kyle. Schwartzburg halted the Gaels'
scoring efforts after the homerun, striking out Melanie Gettins and
Tessa Earley to end the inning.

The Bobcats
picked up two more unearned runs in the bottom of the fourth.
Ristow singled into right field to start the inning, and later
scored on a fielding error by Iona. Alex Murray (Milford, Mass.),
Kim Le Bel (Quincy, Mass.) and Wall each drew walks in the fourth
to assist in base movement for Quinnipiac.

Sophomore
pitcher Heather Schwartzburg (Mission Viejo, Calif.) pitched five
innings against the Gaels. The right hander allowed just two earned
runs and struck out eight in the game.

Senior
outfielder Angela Casella (Oceanside, N.Y.) kicked off the Bobcats'
offensive efforts in game two against Rider. She opened the first
inning with a leadoff single, and stole third base after she
advanced to second on a groundout by Murray. Allendorfer drove her
home with a sacrifice fly to right to score the first run of the
game. Wall put the Bobcats up, 2-0, later in the first when she
scored on a fielding error by the Broncs.

Quinnipiac
scored the majority of their runs in the second inning, as four
crossed the plate to earn a 6-0 lead. With two players on base,
Murray drove a single up the middle to bring sophomore Jessica
Amenda (Milford, Conn.) around to score. Allendorfer smacked
another fly ball to right, driving Casella home in the following
play. With two outs on the board, Le Bel continued her offensive
output when she smacked a two-run single into right field to drive
in the remaining two runs of the inning.

Senior Emily
Bellush (Newton, Mass.) hit her first homerun of the season, a
solo-shot to right center, in the fourth to put Quinnipiac up 7-2.
Four more unearned runs crossed the plate in the sixth and seventh
inning for the Bobcats, to solidify their twelve runs scored
against Rider.

Freshman
Alejandra Alba (Sylmar, Calif.) pitched her first game in a
Quinnipiac jersey against the Broncs, throwing from the circle for
the full seven innings, earning two runs and striking out four on
the day. Amenda caught for Alba through seven, her first time
behind the plate for the Bobcats.

Quinnipiac
returns to action tomorrow morning when they play in the final day
of the Norfolk State Invitational. They will face of against Rider
for the second time at 9 a.m.